Device for tilting kettles



No. 625,607. Patentd May 23, 1899.

'n. B. ROSE.

DEVICE ron TILTING KETTLES.

(Application filed July 7, 1898.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

HERBERT B. ROSE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR TILTING KETTLES.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 625,607, dated May 23,1899. Application filed July 7, 1898. Serial No. 685,315. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HERBERT B. Rosn, acitizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful 1m? I provements in'Devices for TiltingKettles, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel device for tilting kettles and similarvessels, and is adapted to be secured to the side of a wall or otherconvenient place and by means of alever to tip or tilt a suspendedvessel, and thus pour off hot or boiling water or empty or partiallyempty the vessel without the danger of burning the hands, all of whichwill be fully and clearly hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in Which-- Figure 1 represents aside elevation of the device having a vessel suspended therefrom andrepresenting the tilted position of the Vessel in dotted lines. Fig. 2represents a top plan view. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detail of aportion of the supporting-arm and the plate, illustrating theconstruction of this portion of my device.

The device consists, essentially, in a lever, a gripping device, andmeans for suspending said lever and gripping device from the wall orother suitable point,so as to be capable of both a horizontal swingingmovement and a vertical movement for tilting the vessel.

In referring to the drawings for the details of construction likenumerals designate like parts.

The lever-arm 1 is preferably curved, as shown in Fig. 2, so as toremove the hand below or to one side of the heat or steam ascending fromthe vessel. To the forward end of the lever 1 is pivotally fastened, bymeans of a bolt 2 or other well-known means, a connecting-rod 3, and thelower end of said connecting-rod is pivotally'fastened to the forwardend of the gripping device. This gripping device comprises two arms orstrips of metal 1 and 5, which are connected together at one end andpreferably extend from each other at an acute angle and terminate attheir opposite ends in the bent or hook portions 6, which are adapted tocatch over the edge of the vessel.

A cross-bar 7 is secured to the arms at or or screw 9.

near their connected ends, which rests upon the top edge of the vessel,and thus supports that end should the'device be attached to a vessel oflarger diameter than the length of the arms.

The lever-arm 1 is pivotally secured to a supporting strip or arm 8 bymeans of a bolt This supporting-arm 8 is provided at or'near one endwith a hook 11, in which the bail of the vessel is placed to sustain thesame, (see Fig. 1,) and at the opposite end with a downwardly-extendingportion 12, substantially circular in cross-section and having aperipheral enlargement 13,

the purpose of which will be hereinafter explained.

To support the arm 8, I preferably employ a plate 14, which is fastenedto the wall or other suitable point and which is provided withextensions 15, having circular openings 16, into which the downwardlyextending portion 12 is adapted to be inserted "and rotatably supported.By referring to the enlarged view in Fig. 3 it will be observed that thecircular openings 16 are enlarged at one portion of their circumferenceto provide the slots 17, into which the enlargements 13 are adapted tofit. The enlargement 13 is separated into two portions by cutting away aportion, thus restoring the downwardly-extending portion 12 to itsoriginal circular form at that portion and providing means for swingingthe arm when the circular portion is properly seated in the openings.The supporting-arm is also looked to the plate at all points of itsswinging adjustment, except at the point where the enlargements registerwith the openings.

The operation of the device will be readily understood by reference toFig. 1' of the drawings.

I claim as my invention- 1. A device for tilting vessels comprising asupport from which the vessel is suspended, a lever pivotally connectedto the support, and a gripping device pivoted to the lever, as setforth.

2. A device for tilting vessels comprisinga plate adapted to be securedto the wall, and having extensions provided with circular openings, andshallow depressions or slots merging into said openings, a swingingsupporting-arm having a downwardly-extending portion substantiallycircular in cross-section at one end adapted to be inserted in theopenings in the extensions and provided with a peripheral enlargementadapted to fit in the slots, a hook on said arm for supporting thevessel, a lever pivotally secured to said arms, a gripping devicecomposed of two arms connected together at one end, extending from eachother at an acute angle and having hooks at their opposite ends adaptedto catch over the side edge of the vessel, and a cross-bar and aconnecting-rod pivoted at its upper end to the lever and at its lowerend to the gripping device, as set forth.

3. A device for tilting vessels comprising a supporting-arm,means forsupporting one end of said arm from a wall or similar point, a hook onsaid arm for supporting a vessel, a lever pivotally supported by thearm, and a gripping device adapted to seat upon the mouth of the vesseland having hooks fitting over the side edge thereof, as set forth.

4. A device for tilting vessels comprising a supporting-arm having ahorizontallyswinging movement, a lever pivotally supported by said arm,and a tilting device having means for gripping the vessel pivotallysuspended from said lever.

5. A device for tilting vessels comprising a plate a supporting-armhaving a horizontallyswinging movement supported from said plate a leverpivotally supported by said arm, a gripping device and means for lockingsaid arm to the plate, at nearly all points of its horizontal movement,as set forth.

6. A device for tilting vessels comprising a supporting-arm,means forsupporting one end of said arm from a wall or similar point, means forsupporting a vessel from said arm, a lever pivotally supported by thearm, a gripping device, and a rod connecting the gripping device to thelever, as set forth.

7. A device for tilting vessels comprising a plate adapted to be securedto the wall, and having extensions provided with openings, a swingingsupporting-arm having a downwardly-extending portion adapted to beinserted in the openings in the extensions, a hook on said arm forsupporting the vessel, a lever pivotally secured to said arm, a grippingdevice having hooks adapted to catch over the side edge of the vessel,and a connecting-rod pivoted at its upper end to the lever and at itslower end to the gripping device, as set forth.

HERBERT B. ROSE. Witnesses:

A. J. SANGSTER, G. A. N EUBAUER.

